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Himalaya Mountains Region --- Europe. --- Himalaya Mountains Region. --- Study and teaching (Higher)

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This highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region to explore the politics of language contact. Promoting a linguistically and historically grounded perspective, The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya offers nuanced insights into language and its relation to power in this geopolitically complex region. Edited by respected scholars in the field, the collection comprises five new research contributions by established and early-career researchers who have been significantly engaged in the Himalayan region. Grounded in a commitment to theoretically informed area studies, and covering Tibet (China), Assam (India), and Nepal, each case study is situated within contemporary debates in sociolinguistics, political science, and language policy and planning. Bridging disciplines and transcending nation-states, the volume offers a unique contribution to the study of language contact and its political implications. The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya is essential reading for researchers in the fields of language policy and planning, applied linguistics, and language and literary education. The detailed introduction and concluding commentary make the collection accessible to all social scientists concerned with questions of language, and the volume as a whole will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, sociolinguistics, political science and Asian studies.

Tibeto-Burman languages. --- Himalayan languages --- Sino-Tibetan languages --- Chin languages --- Himalaya --- Himalayan region --- politics of language contact --- Tibet --- Assam --- Nepal --- sociolinguistics --- political science --- Himalaya Mountains Region --- Languages.

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Mineral building materials and regionally related methods of processing are an essential part of building culture throughout the Himalayas. Based on transregional knowledge transfer, raw materials have been able to find an ecologically and economically optimised destiny in particular local applications. For this study, samples were collected as raw material or originated from certain building components. Samples were analysed according to their material properties and architectural application. Traditional building techniques were examined and their correlation with traceable material qualities studied. Clay-specific properties such as colour, grain size distribution, grain shape, hardness, plasticity, organic additives, or bulk and clay mineral properties were used as comparative parameters. This study gives fresh insight into the interaction between technical requirements, environmental resources and material implementation. It is the first scientific approach in studying the Himalayan earthen heritage in a wide scope and connecting material research and cultural heritage from various perspectives - in particular archaeology, architecture, research on materials and building techniques.

Mineralogy & gems --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- mineral building materials Himalaya

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Biographical note: Martina Gugglberger ist assoziierte Professorin am Institut für Neuere Geschichte und Zeitgeschichte der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. Long description: Bergexpeditionen auf Himalaya-Gipfel wurden von reinen Frauenteams erstmals in den 1950er Jahren unternommen. Bergsteigerinnen eröffnete sich damit eine Möglichkeit, in die Männerbastion des Höhenbergsteigens vorzudringen. Martina Gugglberger verwendet diese Frauenexpeditionen als Linse, um Handlungsspielräume, Geschlechterverhältnisse, Netzwerke und biographische Hintergründe von Protagonistinnen im Höhenbergsteigen von 1955 bis 2014 zu untersuchen. Ihr Blick in die Geschichte des »Frauenalpinismus« verdeutlicht die lange Tradition von Ausgrenzung und Abwertung weiblicher Aktivitäten im Bergsport. Gleichzeitig veranschaulicht das Buch entlang politischer, sozialer und ethnischer Aspekte der Frauenexpeditionen, wie sich die realen und symbolischen »Grenzen im Aufstieg« für Bergsteigerinnen ein Stück weit verschoben. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Quote: »Dieses Buch gibt einen guten Einblick in die Welt der Berge und des Höhenbergsteigens aus feministischer Sicht. Lesenswert.« Vero, WeiberDiwan, Winter 21/20

Frauen --- Geschlechtergeschichte --- Expedition --- Sportgeschichte --- Bergsteigen --- Open Access --- Gender History --- Alpinismus --- Nepal --- Himalaya --- Höhenbergsteigen --- Bergsteiger --- Pionierinnen --- Bergsteigerinnen --- Geschlechterideale --- Bergsport --- Achttausender --- Höhenbergsport --- Gender identity --- History. --- Frau. --- Geschlechtergeschichte. --- Expedition. --- Bergsteigen. --- Bergsteiger. --- Achttausender. --- Himalaya Mountains.

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Economic development --- Economic history. --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental aspects. --- South Asia --- Himalaya Mountains Region --- Himalaya Mountains Region. --- South Asia. --- Economic conditions --- Arts and Humanities --- Current Events & News --- Business, Economy and Management --- Social Sciences --- Economics --- Developmental Issues & Socioeconomic Studies --- Arts and Humanities. --- Current Events & News. --- History, Economic --- Eco-development --- Ecodevelopment --- Asia, South --- Indian Sub-continent --- Indian Subcontinent --- Southern Asia --- Asia --- Asia, Southern --- Orient